AT SEA, ENGLAND - APRIL 27: The UK Border Force vessel, BSC Intrepid arrives to collect an inflatable 'small boat' carrying migrants as it crosses the channel after leaving northern France on April 27, 2026 in Dover, England. Last week the UK and France signed a £662 million, three-year deal to curb small boat crossings, featuring a first-of-its-kind £160 million "results-based" payment conditional on a reduction in arrivals. The agreement funds a 42% increase in French coastal personnel, a new removal centre in Dunkirk, and advanced surveillance technology. While designed to disrupt smuggling gangs and secure beaches with riot-trained officers, early reports show smugglers have already begun shifting launch sites further south to bypass the intensified patrols. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)